Russian trade in goods with Poland in Q4 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia

The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Poland in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Poland

In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Poland totaled $4,865,993,787, up 22.33% ($888,176,688) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Poland in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $3,474,427,345, up 23.88% ($669,642,906) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Poland in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $1,391,566,442, up 18.63% ($218,533,782) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Poland in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $2,082,860,903, a 27.65% increase ($451,109,124) over the 4th quarter of 2016.

Poland was Russia’s 9th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 10th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 2.9112% of Russia’s total trade (down from 2.9191% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Poland was Russia’s 7th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 9th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 3.3777% of Russia’s total exports (up from 3.3455% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Poland was Russia’s 10th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 2.1648% of Russia’s total imports (down from 2.2373% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Poland

The major share of Russian exports to Poland in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 82.54% of Russia’s total exports to Poland (83.72% in the 4th quarter of 2016);

Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.85% of Russia’s total exports to Poland (7.14% in the 4th quarter of 2016);

Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.59% of Russia’s total exports to Poland (5.19% in the 4th quarter of 2016);

Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.30% of Russia’s total exports to Poland (1.34% in the 4th quarter of 2016);

Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.14% of Russia’s total exports to Poland (1.20% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Poland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Poland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $53,602,232;